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The Pan Am Podcast

Pan Am Museum Foundation

Experience the legacy of the world’s most iconic airline, Pan American World Airways! This award-winning history and humanities program brings Pan Am’s 64-year history to life through engaging storytelling and insightful interviews from Pan Am employees, passengers, pilots, journalists, historians, authors, fashionistas, and aviation enthusiasts! Hosted by historian Tom Betti, the program has won the following awards: Gold 2024 & 2023 Muse Creative Awards, Silver 2023 Vega Digital Award, Gold Award from the 2023 Hear Now Palooza of the National Audio Theater Festivals, Silver 2022 Muse Creative Award, Arcturus 2022 Vega Digital Award  (Podcast), and Arcturus 2022 Vega Digital Award  (Best Host). The Pan Am Podcast is brought to you by the Pan Am Museum in Garden City, New York and is sponsored by the generous personal support of Mr. Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Theatres and President of the Pan Am Historical Foundation. The Pan Am Museum Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and  would appreciate your consideration of tax-deductible donations.

Episode 46: Capt. Mike Bannister, Chief Pilot of British Airways ConcordeMarch 14, 2024
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Episode 45: National AirlinesFebruary 20, 2024
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Episode 44: Capt. Robert Ford and the Long Way HomeJanuary 07, 2024
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Episode 43: Terror at the Rome Airport, December 1973 AttackDecember 15, 2023
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Episode 42: Operation Babylift: The 1975 Saigon EvacuationNovember 21, 2023
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Episode 41: The Stewardess Labor Movement of the 1960s and 1970sSeptember 28, 2023
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Episode 40: Tom Betti and a Rock Song About HistoryAugust 18, 2023
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Episode 39: Madeline Smith and a Romance in the SkyJuly 30, 2023
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Episode 38: Dan Colussy, Pan Am's President and Chief Operating Officer in the 1970sJune 11, 2023
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Episode 37: Lester Kappel, World War II Aircraft Mechanic with Pan AmMay 14, 2023
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Episode 36: Sam Donaldson, Legendary NewsmanMarch 03, 2023
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Episode 35: Pan Am's Diversity in the CockpitFebruary 16, 2023
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Episode 34: Junius Kellogg and the Pan Am Jets Wheelchair Basketball TeamFebruary 05, 2023
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Episode 33: Dr. Johanna O’Flaherty, Helping Others With Weighted WingsJanuary 29, 2023
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Episode 32: Terror on the Airline, New Lockerbie Arrest, and the Quest for JusticeJanuary 06, 2023
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Episode 31: The Last CEO and the Last ClipperDecember 16, 2022
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Episode 30: The Art of Travel PostersDecember 07, 2022
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Episode 29: AIDS Epidemic of the 1980s, Remembering Those We LostNovember 25, 2022
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Episode 28: The Flying Piano PlayerOctober 10, 2022
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Episode 27: Flight 73 Hostage Negotiations and Hijacking AftermathSeptember 26, 2022
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Episode 26: Flight 73 Hijacking Remembrance September 01, 2022
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Episode 25: An Airline Romance, Marriage in the Middle East During a Coup, and Neighbors with a Pan Am ConnectionAugust 12, 2022
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Episode 24: Catch Me If You Can…An Interview with Frank AbagnaleJuly 26, 2022
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Episode 23: The Stratocruiser, Tragedy Over the Amazon, and a Concert in the SkyJuly 11, 2022
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Episode 22: Max Gurney - WWII Hero, Airline Legend, and Renaissance GentlemanJune 05, 2022
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